diff --git a/src/lib/supabase/server.ts b/src/lib/supabase/server.ts
index cec89f1..3d9625e 100644
--- a/src/lib/supabase/server.ts
+++ b/src/lib/supabase/server.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import { cookies } from 'next/headers';
 
 export async function createClient() {
   const cookieStore = await cookies();
+  const supabaseUrl = process.env.SUPABASE_INTERNAL_URL || (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 'http://ventures-web-supabase-gm0nnn-supabase-kong:8000' : process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!);
   return createServerClient(
-    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!,
+    supabaseUrl,
     process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY!,
     {
       cookies: {
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 9e87f08..03dc92f 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ export async function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
     request: { headers: req.headers },
   });
 
+  const supabaseUrl = process.env.SUPABASE_INTERNAL_URL || (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 'http://ventures-web-supabase-gm0nnn-supabase-kong:8000' : process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!);
+
   const supabase = createServerClient(
-    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!,
+    supabaseUrl,
     process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY!,
     {
       cookies: {